February 2025
March 2025
US Agencies Defy Musk's Demand for Weekly Accomplishment Reports
Following President Trump's return to the White House, Elon Musk, head of the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, demanded weekly accomplishment reports from hundreds of thousands of federal employees, prompting defiance from key agencies like the FBI, State Department, and Pentagon, c...
US Agencies Defy Musk's Demand for Weekly Accomplishment Reports
Following President Trump's return to the White House, Elon Musk, head of the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, demanded weekly accomplishment reports from hundreds of thousands of federal employees, prompting defiance from key agencies like the FBI, State Department, and Pentagon, c...
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56% Bias Score
Trump Administration Places Nearly All USAID Employees on Leave, Terminates 1,600 Positions
The Trump administration put nearly all 4,700 USAID employees on paid administrative leave, terminating 1,600 U.S.-based positions, despite union concerns about endangering overseas staff in conflict zones; a federal judge ruled the plan would not cause irreparable harm.
Trump Administration Places Nearly All USAID Employees on Leave, Terminates 1,600 Positions
The Trump administration put nearly all 4,700 USAID employees on paid administrative leave, terminating 1,600 U.S.-based positions, despite union concerns about endangering overseas staff in conflict zones; a federal judge ruled the plan would not cause irreparable harm.
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40% Bias Score
G7 to Hold Virtual Meeting Amidst Ukraine War, Climate Change Challenges
G7 leaders will hold a virtual meeting on Monday, the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while Canada struggles to plan its environment ministers' meeting due to recent political changes and the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.
G7 to Hold Virtual Meeting Amidst Ukraine War, Climate Change Challenges
G7 leaders will hold a virtual meeting on Monday, the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while Canada struggles to plan its environment ministers' meeting due to recent political changes and the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.
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4% Bias Score
Trump Administration Faces Legal Challenges Amidst Ukraine Peace Talks and Government Cuts
President Trump's administration is pursuing aggressive cuts to the federal government, facing legal challenges, and negotiating a peace deal in Ukraine amid criticism from within his own party and his attacks on Ukraine's president, even as his former Vice President, Mike Pence, calls out Trump for...
Trump Administration Faces Legal Challenges Amidst Ukraine Peace Talks and Government Cuts
President Trump's administration is pursuing aggressive cuts to the federal government, facing legal challenges, and negotiating a peace deal in Ukraine amid criticism from within his own party and his attacks on Ukraine's president, even as his former Vice President, Mike Pence, calls out Trump for...
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60% Bias Score
Trump Administration Eliminates 2,000 USAID Positions, Places Staff on Leave
On February 23, 2025, the Trump administration eliminated 2,000 USAID positions and placed the remaining staff on leave, citing wasteful spending and a liberal agenda; this follows a court ruling allowing the plan despite employee safety concerns.
Trump Administration Eliminates 2,000 USAID Positions, Places Staff on Leave
On February 23, 2025, the Trump administration eliminated 2,000 USAID positions and placed the remaining staff on leave, citing wasteful spending and a liberal agenda; this follows a court ruling allowing the plan despite employee safety concerns.
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52% Bias Score
Musk's Federal Employee Accountability Email Causes Agency Rift
Elon Musk, tasked with federal government reform, demanded weekly accomplishment reports from federal employees, resulting in conflicting guidance from agency heads; some complied initially, then reversed course, highlighting a power struggle and causing widespread confusion.
Musk's Federal Employee Accountability Email Causes Agency Rift
Elon Musk, tasked with federal government reform, demanded weekly accomplishment reports from federal employees, resulting in conflicting guidance from agency heads; some complied initially, then reversed course, highlighting a power struggle and causing widespread confusion.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Merz Wins German Election, AfD Makes Historic Gains
Germany held snap national elections on Sunday, with conservative leader Friedrich Merz winning a plurality but falling short of a majority, while the far-right AfD doubled its support to approximately 20.5%, its best result since World War II, reflecting widespread discontent and economic stagnatio...
Merz Wins German Election, AfD Makes Historic Gains
Germany held snap national elections on Sunday, with conservative leader Friedrich Merz winning a plurality but falling short of a majority, while the far-right AfD doubled its support to approximately 20.5%, its best result since World War II, reflecting widespread discontent and economic stagnatio...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Russian Conscript's Death Exposes Kremlin's Wartime Deception
18-year-old Russian conscript Valentin died in August 2023 from shrapnel wounds in the Kursk region during a Ukrainian cross-border incursion, prompting his mother Elena to contact President Putin and demand answers about why conscripts were deployed to combat. The incident highlights the human cost...
Russian Conscript's Death Exposes Kremlin's Wartime Deception
18-year-old Russian conscript Valentin died in August 2023 from shrapnel wounds in the Kursk region during a Ukrainian cross-border incursion, prompting his mother Elena to contact President Putin and demand answers about why conscripts were deployed to combat. The incident highlights the human cost...
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44% Bias Score
UK Bans Kremlin-Linked Oligarchs
The UK government announced new sanctions banning Kremlin-linked Russian oligarchs from entering the country, coinciding with the third anniversary of the Ukraine invasion, targeting individuals who provide significant support to the Kremlin or benefit from the Russian state.
UK Bans Kremlin-Linked Oligarchs
The UK government announced new sanctions banning Kremlin-linked Russian oligarchs from entering the country, coinciding with the third anniversary of the Ukraine invasion, targeting individuals who provide significant support to the Kremlin or benefit from the Russian state.
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44% Bias Score
Maher-Lovett Spar Over Democrats' Stance on Gender Transition Treatments for Children
Bill Maher and Jon Lovett debated the Democratic Party's support for gender transition treatments for children on the "Pod Saves America" podcast, with Maher arguing the stance alienates voters and Lovett defending it as life-saving, highlighting the lack of consensus and the controversy's potential...
Maher-Lovett Spar Over Democrats' Stance on Gender Transition Treatments for Children
Bill Maher and Jon Lovett debated the Democratic Party's support for gender transition treatments for children on the "Pod Saves America" podcast, with Maher arguing the stance alienates voters and Lovett defending it as life-saving, highlighting the lack of consensus and the controversy's potential...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Musk's Federal Employee Accomplishment Mandate Sparks Agency Defiance
On Saturday, Elon Musk, tasked with federal government reform, mandated that all federal employees submit a list of five weekly accomplishments, prompting widespread confusion and conflicting directives from agency heads, revealing a rift between Musk and President Trump's appointees.
Musk's Federal Employee Accomplishment Mandate Sparks Agency Defiance
On Saturday, Elon Musk, tasked with federal government reform, mandated that all federal employees submit a list of five weekly accomplishments, prompting widespread confusion and conflicting directives from agency heads, revealing a rift between Musk and President Trump's appointees.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Oldest Rune Stone Hints at Female Role in Scandinavian Writing
A 2,000-year-old rune stone unearthed in Norway in 2021 contains inscriptions that may reveal the name of a woman and possibly the earliest known female rune-inscriber, challenging assumptions about the origins of runic writing in Scandinavia and linking its development to early contact with the Rom...
Oldest Rune Stone Hints at Female Role in Scandinavian Writing
A 2,000-year-old rune stone unearthed in Norway in 2021 contains inscriptions that may reveal the name of a woman and possibly the earliest known female rune-inscriber, challenging assumptions about the origins of runic writing in Scandinavia and linking its development to early contact with the Rom...
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32% Bias Score